Locking valve for gas burners



Nov. 8, 1932. c. E. wlsE 1,887,344

LOCKING VALVE FOR GAS BURERS Filed Jan. 30. 1930 rZeg M35@ (BMKQMR l l r Patented Nov. 8, 1932 i i 1,887,344 y fcHAnLEsA. WISE, or BHILADELPi-IIA, rfnNNsYLvANInf 'LOCKING vALvEron' GAS" BURNERS f applicati@ med January 3o, 19o.`seria1 Nqlr424,5o4..

My invention relates toy newV and useful improvements in ka locking -valve for gas burners, and has for one of its objects toimprove the construction of the valve;y illustrated and described in my co-pendingzpatent.application, Serial YNo.318,696, led November 125 erallyk improve the construction of devices of this kind in order that-certain parts will be protected .against the accumulation` ofV dirt;` dust orother foreign matter which .tends to'` hinderthe proper operationof the v alve.-

A further object of the invention is to so arrange the vparts as to providearcompact, neatappearing valve free of the usual cavities or crevices which act asdirt catchers. t

- With these ends in View, this invention consists in the details of construction and 20 combination of elementsA hereinafter set forthV and then specilically.4 Vdesignated byA the claims..

Inorder that thosefsikilledl in the art tof.Y which this invention appertains `may under-4 stand how to make and use the same, 4I .will

describe vits ,construction in detail, referring by numerals to the accompanyingdrawing.

forming a part'4 of -this application-in Which-` Y in the .full open position.

Fig. 2. is a similar view showing the handle 35 in' a closed position.V Y

Y. Fig. 3 is aside ,elevation of Fig. 1. j- Fig. et is a section on the line 11e-L1 of Fig. 2 with the'outlet left in elevation. Y Y

Fig. ,5 is an enlarged fragmentaryisectional ,40 viewV somewhat similar to' Fig. 4, with the valve plugandvsleeve and their component parts left in'elevation.` v -l Incarrying outmy invention as herein embodied, 10 represents the body of the valve l 45 such 'as is usually used in connection with gas stoves and other gas burning appliances and isprovided with an vinlet 11 for connec-;

Fig. 1is Va `plan view of a locking valvev for. gas burners', constructed/in accordancef with my improvement showingthe-.handle the'inlet to the outlet is a gasY passageway 1 f vancl'cros'swise'of this is a hole 14'or the refk Y ception of the valve'plug 15', the wallsof said hole 14 ,acting as a valve seat.

` The valve plug'has a hole theregion of thepassagewayl andsaidvalve t y, N -A v p plug 'is jlield in) place underl tension by al i Another object of the invention is to gen- .l

spring` v17 surrounding :the reducedend 18 ofthe.valve plug `@and engaging the valve v body;` a'sthe stationary element, and a nut v19K, v 60 or equivalent, asthe movable element. t Theupper Orbuter uend of the valverplug' is cutawayV so as to form lone element 20fof a clutch-Whichl isin fact an offset shoulder'"y Y andV this isdesigned to (2o-operate with the v65 coactingV clutch .element 21 which like the` 1" element 20 is an offset shoulder formed attheVv lower -endlofythefpost'22,` the latter being formedv asan integral part' of the handle 23,. by die-casting vor any' oth'erfmethod of manu-I facture orsai'd'fpost may be biased, `Welded l or otherwise similarly secured to the'handle` so that inthe iinishedproductz said 'post andl handle .are` integral. Y

One end'of a sleeve 24 is: passed -overthe 75 post 22 so thatsaid post projects part way into the upper or outerend of said sleeve and` the twoarethen fastened togethefrin Some' suitable manner asbya pin 251 andthe lower end of; said sleeve'` carries clutch element 80 26 inthe form; of a serrated coll-ar best illustratedin Fig. 5 and. the ,serrationsare tapered sothat the collar is in `reality frusto-V Vconical but this taper may be .ofi any fdesirable ypitch.although as heraashqwaamg 85 y somewhat exaggerated, 'beyond what Itbe;

lieve to be'necessary for proper operation;

Y 4The"cll'itch'element 26 is adapted to inter engage with a similar *veliitchfelement 27 `ormedon the inside offthe'upperor 'outer`90'vendo'fthe barrel-28 which also'has an inwardly' projecting flange 29 at its upper vor outer endV to snugly it the sleeve 24 permit: ting Isaid sleeve to either slide orv rotate, but excluding'dust, dirt and other foreign mat- 95 ter whichmight enter the serrationsof the clutch elements if no protecting'flange was provided. The barrel 28 in the complete assembly forms apart of the valve body and 'therefore is mounted on said 'valvebody'in v100 vide a spring 3l between the valve plug,-andV more particularly that part which might be termed the stem thereof, ,and the Y post 22 which will normally orc-e said post outward away from the valve plug and carry the sleeve 245 with it and as will be obvious the ends of` springsA may, be socketed in the respective parts with which they cci-operate.

AIn addition to the barrel `2.8 having means in the form of the flange 29 to protect the 'clutch elements A26 and 27 yagainst the cloggihgaaeeen er foi-eigafiaaaf, the; sie-eve 24 whichl carries the clutch element 26 is so con-` nected with the handle that the latter is free from cavities, crevises or holes in the exterior Av"sl'i'rfce and no element protrudesjthrough said handle when the' latter-is depressed for temporarily connecting'th'e' handlewith the valve plug. I Y

When the parts are in the normal locked position as shown in Figs-4 and 5, the clutch element 21 is out otrengagement with the clutch element 20, and therefore it impossibleto transmit any niotion'from the handle to' the valve plug at the same time the nach element. 2e is in engagement with the clutch element 27 so that the handle can-V not be rotated and therefore the aligned positions of the clutch elements 20`-and 2l are,

always maintained regardless 'of the positions ofthe parts., A Y

Uf c`o"`1`ise I do not wish to vbe limitedto'the eliaictdetails ci construction herein shown, as'tlies'e maybe varied withiii--th`e`-li1nits of theappended claims without departing from `.the spirit of invention, Y l .j

Having thus fully described my invention,

what I as lnew and useful is Y LA locking valve for gas burners includiiigy 'a b'dy, ya barrel mounted'on said body, aclut'cli element carriedv thereby, an invva'rdlyt projectingY nange 1 beyond said clutch element, a4 -valve plug rotatably moaned in the'bpdy and having a, durch @le ment at its outer end, a handle, a post Ycarrie'd by said handle, a clutch element at the inner end of ,said handle toreo-operation with the vclutch element on 'the valveplug, a sleeve secured to said post with yits inner end projecting into the barrel, a clutch ele-l ment carriedeby the inner end of said sleeve for co-operatio'n with the clutch element on the barrel, `and means to normally force the post 'and component parts outward to hold the valve plug and. post clutch elements out of engagement and to hold the sleeve and bar`- .for co`operation with the clutch element on the outer end of the valve plug, a sleeve projected over said .post and liXed thereon with the inner lower end of said sleeve projecting l beyondthe post andrfslidable onthe valve plug, a-'Iclutchv element onthe outside of said inner lower end of the sleeve,` a barrel sur'-V rounding tlie inner end of the sleeve, and mounted upon said fi'xed'to the valve body, an inwardly projecting flange formedwith the' outer end of, the barrel and snugly fltting'the sleeve to exclude foreign matter, a'r clutch v element formed on the inside ofsaid barrel' adjacent its outer end for co-operation `with the clutchon the sleeve, and means betweenthe 'valve'plug and postato normallymove said post and component parts outward `for the purpose set forth'.V

v 4: A locking valve forges-burners con'-v sisting offa body, a valve plug" therein, a

handle" mechanism rotatably and slidably' mounted relative 4to the body, a'cl'utchelement on the endv of the valve plug adjacent the handle mechanism, another clutch elementon the valve body and consisting' of a multiplicity of serrations arranged inf a Circle aboutV a' portion of the lhandle"mechanism, two other c'lutch'elementsboth upon thehan dle mechanism one of; which consists' jot a multiplicity of serrations' arranged in a-cir cle for intereng'agementV with: the 'similar clutchelement on the valve body, theV lclutch elements on the handle mechanism being properly spacedl apartwhereby they may be alternately engaged'with their respective cooperating clutch elements-and the movements of said clutches overlapping sothat one' is placed kin an operative condition prior` to the other assuming an inoperative position and the clutch produced by the serrated clutch elements permitting the valve plug to Vbe adjusted substantially to Vany angular position and the handle mechanism then held inoperative but always in the `same relative po*- sition to the valve plug-,.fand'means to normally force the handle-mechanism outward and maintainV the fserr-ated clutchl elements in engagement while permitting said handle mechanism to be manuallyactuated for disengaging the serrated Vclutch elements fand temporarily 'engaging the other 'clutch ele-vr ments. Y f Y .Y

`5. lA-safety valve for gas burners comprising a body, va housing carried by said body,

stop shoulders within said housing, a clutch yelement at the outer end of said housing, a

' valve plug rotatably mounted Within the body and extending through the housing, a stop pin carried by the plug for Acoaction With the shoulders to limit the rotation of said plug, a clutch element at the outer end of the clutch elements being in engagement whenv the other pair are out of engagement, a hand hold connected with the sleeve and barrel but all slidably mounted upon thel post, and

means to normally force said handle outward.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed my signature. Y

' CHARLES E. WISE. 

